महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-140
मृगमेषाजमार्जारान् निघ्नन्नुपवसेदहः ।
मयूरशुकहंसांश्च सज्योतिरशनं त्यजेत् ॥१४०॥
मयूरशुकहंसांश्च सज्योतिरशनं त्यजेत् ॥१४०॥
140. mṛgameṣājamārjārān nighnannupavasedahaḥ ,
mayūraśukahaṁsāṁśca sajyotiraśanaṁ tyajet.
mayūraśukahaṁsāṁśca sajyotiraśanaṁ tyajet.
140.
mṛgameṣājamārjārān nighnann upavased ahaḥ
mayūraśukahaṃ sāṃś ca sajyotiraśanaṃ tyajet
mayūraśukahaṃ sāṃś ca sajyotiraśanaṃ tyajet
140.
mṛgameṣājamārjārān nighnan ahaḥ upavaset,
mayūraśukahaṃsān ca sajyotiraśanaṃ tyajet
mayūraśukahaṃsān ca sajyotiraśanaṃ tyajet
140. By killing a deer, a ram, a goat, or a cat, one should fast for a day. By killing a peacock, a parrot, or a swan, one should abstain from food after sunset.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृगमेषाजमार्जारान् (mṛgameṣājamārjārān) - deer, rams, goats, and cats
- निघ्नन् (nighnan) - killing, striking down
- उपवसेत् (upavaset) - should fast
- अहः (ahaḥ) - day
- मयूरशुकहंसान् (mayūraśukahaṁsān) - peacocks, parrots, and swans
- च (ca) - and
- सज्योतिरशनम् (sajyotiraśanam) - food eaten while light remains, eating before sunset or giving up food while light remains
- त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon, should give up
Words meanings and morphology
मृगमेषाजमार्जारान् (mṛgameṣājamārjārān) - deer, rams, goats, and cats
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛgameṣājamārjāra
mṛgameṣājamārjāra - deer, ram, goat, and cat
Dvandva compound of mṛga, meṣa, aja, and mārjāra
Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+meṣa+aja+mārjāra)
- mṛga – deer, wild animal
noun (masculine) - meṣa – ram, sheep
noun (masculine) - aja – he-goat
noun (masculine) - mārjāra – cat
noun (masculine)
निघ्नन् (nighnan) - killing, striking down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nighnat
nighnat - killing, striking
Present active participle
From root han with ni prefix
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
उपवसेत् (upavaset) - should fast
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of upavas
From root vas with upa prefix
Prefix: upa
Root: vas (class 1)
अहः (ahaḥ) - day
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ahar
ahar - day
मयूरशुकहंसान् (mayūraśukahaṁsān) - peacocks, parrots, and swans
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mayūraśukahaṃsa
mayūraśukahaṁsa - peacock, parrot, and swan
Dvandva compound
Compound type : dvandva (mayūra+śuka+haṃsa)
- mayūra – peacock
noun (masculine) - śuka – parrot
noun (masculine) - haṃsa – swan, goose
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सज्योतिरशनम् (sajyotiraśanam) - food eaten while light remains, eating before sunset or giving up food while light remains
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sajyotiraśana
sajyotiraśana - eating while light is present
Bahuvrihi compound of sa-jyotis and aśana
Compound type : bahuvrihi (jyotis+aśana)
- jyotis – light, flame, heavenly body
noun (neuter) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon, should give up
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)